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They may have meant grounded, not decommissioned. DC-10s were grounded alongside the MD-11s. https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-faa-broadens-md-11-groundin
by beowulfey 9mo ago
They may have meant grounded, not decommissioned. DC-10s were grounded alongside the MD-11s.
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-faa-broadens-md-11-grounding-order-to-remaining-dc-10-fleets/165313.article https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-faa-broadens-md-11-gr...
- ksaj 9mo agoClose. I meant decommissioned from the UPS fleet, nearly 25 years ago. MD11 was considered a more modern and flexible replacement.
- kayfox 9mo agoDid UPS Airlines ever fly the DC-10/MD10? FedEx did and they retired them in the last 5 years because they had reached the end of their economical service lifetime and not because of any major flaw.